After a string of sold out shows over the last 12 months in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney, SYNTHONY returned to the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in style, in Melbourne last night for SYNTHONY 2.0! In what truly was another…
How great is it to have live theatre back in Melbourne! Inspired by hot Spanish nights, ‘Matador‘ is a fiery fusion of burlesque, dance and jaw-dropping circus acts. A fiery Spanish backdrop sets up this tale of forbidden love, desires,…
Listen Out once again kicked off the festival season with a bang. With three stages and a highly impressive line-up, it set the bar high for the upcoming festival season. The highlight of Listen Out was, of course, the line-up!…
In Between Tiny Cities រវាងទីក្រុងតូច choreographed by Nick Power and conducted within a marked circle on the timber floor of the State Theatre’s Rehearsal Room, an audience crowd round its edge to watch two male dancers (Aaron Lim and Erak…
A leader in her field of contemporary dance research, design, and practice, the latest iteration of Sue Healey’s distilled choreography mesmerised and intrigued. Alongside a cast of 23 final year Bachelor of Fine Arts(Dance) students, in partnership with a team…
The body as artistic form and physical marvel capable of the transcendent stood centrestage in Sydney Dance Company’s 50th Anniversary Triple Bill, Bonachela/Nankivell/Lane. The company’s standard elite athleticism, vigor, dynamism, and fervent technical prowess, as well as spotlight on the…
Movement of peoples, social tensions and the power of a good love story still holds our national attention as flashpoint tales of humanity. These are made visible on the stage in an invigorating, dynamic production, the newest version of the…
At the zenith of civilisation in the early 21st century, we like to think of humanity as polished, ethical, democratic. Force Majeure in Danielle Micich directed You Animal, You, strives to unveil the subliminal drives within us that predate this surface veneer….
Lady Example is part contemporary dance, part theatre and part madness. Created and performed by Alice Dixon, Caroline Meaden and William McBride with an ensemble of collaborating artists, the show unfolds before the audience as a deranged and curiously imperfect…
Public Actions doesn’t tear down the fourth wall, it shreds it to pieces. When I stepped into Arts House (North Melbourne Town Hall), I didn’t expect to be kicked out of my seat by an avalanche of performers that came…